13th Lambda Literary Awards
# 13th Lambda Literary Awards

The 13th Lambda Literary Awards were held in 2001 to honour works of LGBT literature published in 2000.

## Special awards

| Category | Winner |
| - | - |
| Pioneer Award | Astraea Foundation |

## Nominees and winners

| Category | Winner | Nominated |
| - | - | - |
| Anthologies/Fiction | David Bergman and Karl Woelz, eds., Men on Men 2000 | Michael Rowe, Queer Fear Robert Drake and Terry Wolverton, Circa 2000: Lesbian Fiction at the Millennium Ruth Vanita and Saleem Kidwai, Same Sex Love in India Lawrence Schimel, Kosher Meat |
| Anthologies/Non-Fiction | Noelle Howey and Ellen Samuels, eds., Out of the Ordinary | Victoria Brownworth, Coming Out of Cancer Jess Wells, Home Fronts Dean Kostos, Mama’s Boy Amy Sonnie, Revolutionary Voices |
| Children's/Young Adult | Noelle Howey and Ellen Samuels, eds., Out of the Ordinary | Nancy Garden, Holly’s Secret Amy Sonnie, Revolutionary Voices Benjie Nycum, The XY Survival Guide Jean Ferris, Eight Seconds |
| Drama | John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask, Hedwig and the Angry Inch | Paul Rudnick, The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told Lisa Kron, Maureen Angelos, Dominique Dibbell, Peg Healey and Babs Davy, Five Lesbian Brothers Tom Donaghy, The Beginning of August Alina Troyano, I, Carmelita Tropicana |
| Gay Biography/Autobiography | Douglas Murray, Bosie: A Biography of Lord Alfred Douglas | Jean-Yves Tadié, Marcel Proust David Mixner, Brave Journeys Jay Quinn, The Mentor Ned Rorem, Lies |
| Gay Fiction | K. M. Soehnlein, The World of Normal Boys | Christopher Bram, The Notorious Dr. August Edmund White, The Married Man Bernard Cooper, Guess Again Erasmo Guerra, Between Dances |
| Gay Mystery | John Morgan Wilson, The Limits of Justice | Christopher Rice, A Density of Souls Michael Craft, Name Games Krandall Kraus, Love’s Last Chance Casey Nelson, Nothing Gold Can Stay |
| Gay Poetry | Carl Phillips, Pastoral | Thom Gunn, Boss Cupid Michael Lassell and Elena Georgiou, The World in Us Timothy Liu, Word of Mouth David Trinidad, Plasticville |
| Gay Studies | James J. Berg and Chris Freeman, The Isherwood Century | Martin Duberman, Left Out: The Politics of Exclusion John D'Emilio, William B. Turner and Urvashi Vaid, Creating Change Samuel R. Delany, Shorter Views: Queer Thoughts and the Politics of the Paramilitary Kerwin Kay, Male Lust |
| Humor | David Sedaris, Me Talk Pretty One Day | Michael Thomas Ford, It’s Not Mean if It’s True Bruce Vilanch, Bruce! Alison Bechdel, Post-Dykes to Watch Out For Shar Rednour, The Femme’s Guide to the Universe |
| Lesbian Biography/Autobiography | Judith Barrington, Lifesaving | Joan Schenkar, Truly Wilde Amber Hollibaugh, My Dangerous Desires June Jordan, Soldier: A Poet’s Childhood Carole Maso, The Room Lit by Roses |
| Lesbian Fiction | Michelle Tea, Valencia | Sarah Waters, Affinity Stacey D'Erasmo, Tea Jeanette Winterson, The Powerbook Shay Youngblood, Black Girl in Paris |
| Lesbian Mystery | Jean Marcy, Mommy Deadest | Barbara Wilson, The Case of the Orphaned Bassoonists Val McDermid, Booked for Murder Therese Szymanski, When Evil Changes Face Claire McNab, Death Understood |
| Lesbian Poetry | Elena Georgiou, Mercy Mercy Me | Robin Becker, The Horse Fair Joy Harjo, A Map to the Next World Nancy Boutilier, And on the Eighth Day Adam Slept Alone Leslea Newman, Signs of Love |
| Lesbian Studies | Harmony Hammond, Lesbian Art in America | Esther Newton, Margaret Mead Made Me Gay Diana McLellan, The Girls: Sappho Goes to Hollywood Bonnie J. Morris, Girl Reed Amber Hollibaugh, My Dangerous Desires |
| Science fiction, fantasy or horror | Jim Grimsley, Kirith Kirin | Michael Rowe, Queer Fear Anne Rice, Merrick Perry Brass, Angel Lust David Gerrold, Jumping Off the Planet |
| Small press | Lauren Sanders, Kamikaze Lust Erasmo Guerra, Between Dances | Douglas A. Martin, Outline of My Lover Randy Boyd, Bridge Across the Ocean Amy Schutzer, Undertow |
| Spirituality | Toby Johnson, Gay Spirituality Krandall Kraus and Paul Borja, It's Never About What It's About | Mark Jordan, The Silence of Sodom Gloria E. Anzaldúa, Interviews/Entrevistas Catherine Lake, ReCreations |
| Transgender | David Ebershoff, The Danish Girl | John Colapinto, As Nature Made Him Chris Bohjalian, Trans-Sister Radio Noelle Hawley and Ellen Samuels, Out of the Ordinary Karleen Pendleton Jiménez, Are You a Boy or a Girl? |
| Visual Arts | Keri Pickett, Faeries | Harmony Hammond, Lesbian Art in America Don Bachardy, Stars in My Eyes James Spada, Black and White Men Greg Gorman, As I See It |
